
Leadership Opportunities
COVID-19 Update: Dear Applicants and Potential Participants,
Beginning January 1, 2023 Conservation Legacy will no longer require COVID-19 vaccination for members, staff or volunteers.
COVID-19 vaccinations are still highly recommended and encouraged by the organization, and we will closely monitor the national picture as well as our own trends and protocols as we continue to navigate the pandemic.
In Service,
Conservation Legacy and Program Staff
Crew Leader
Southwest Conservation Corps’ Crew Leaders perform many roles and are the key to our program’s success. The position is multi-faceted and demanding, but with opportunity for enormous rewards. Successful candidates will demonstrate resourcefulness, effective communication skills, excellent judgement, maturity, initiative, professionalism, and the desire to devote themselves to a crew experience where the needs of others are placed above oneself. The Crew Leader position requires, mentorship, patience, technical aptitude, focus on efficiency, and a high level of comfort in the outdoors. Crew Leaders are ultimately responsible for successes and short-comings of the crew.
AmeriCorps Crew Leader Development Program
Based in Durango and Salida, the Crew Leader Development Program engages members with some previous experience to complete a variety of conservation projects while also receiving training and certifications to help prepare them for leadership roles with SCC or other conservation corps.
Youth Leadership • Four Corners & Los Valles Regions
Position Title | Location | Dates | Application |
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Youth Crew Leader | Salida, CO or Alamosa, CO | March 27 - August 18, 2023; start date flexible on case-by-case basis | Apply here! |
Youth Crew Leader Development Program (CLDP) | Salida, CO or Alamosa, CO | March 27 - Mid-August OR Nov 3, 2023; start date flexible on case-by-case basis | Apply here! |
Adult Leadership • Four Corners & Los Valles Regions
Position Title | Location | Dates | Application |
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Leaders of Color Crew Lead | Salida, CO | ASAP - October 27, 2023 | Apply here! |
Crew Leader | Salida, CO or Alamosa, CO | ASAP - November 3, 2023 | Apply here! |
Crew Leader Development Program (CLDP) | Salida, CO or Alamosa, CO | ASAP - October 27, 2023 | Apply here! |
Women's+ Crew Leader | Salida, CO | ASAP - October 27, 2023 | Apply here! |
Veterans Leadership • Four Corners & Los Valles Regions
Position Title | Position Location | Dates | Application |
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Veterans Fire Corps Crew Leader | Salida, CO | ASAP - October 27, 2023 | Apply here! |
Veterans Fire Corps Crew Leader Development Program (CLDP) | Salida, CO | ASAP - October 28, 2023 | Apply here! |
Veterans Fire Corps Crew Leader | Durango, CO | August 7 - November 3, 2023 | Apply here! |
Adult Leadership - Small Teams
Watershed and Ecological Monitoring Crew Leaders
Position Title | Location | Dates | Application |
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Watershed Strike Team Crew Leader | Durango, CO | ASAP - Nov 3, 2023 | Apply here! |
Ecological Monitoring Crew Leader | Grand Junction, CO | ASAP for a 31-week term | Apply here! |